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went to war in afghanistan. and in downtown san francisco today, protesters marked an anniversary with anger. they flooded the streets outside the new federal building calling for an end to all u.s. involvement in the middle east. demonstrators were also protesting the cost of the war. they say that money is needed here at home for education. >> marchers also took to the streets in afghanistan where they were in passion, protests calling for the u.s. to get out. but tina is saying others are marking this anniversary with attitude. >> reporter: rallied on the streets of coble. they want american troops to get out of afghanistan ten years after the u.s. led invasion began. these demonstrators say too many afghan civilians have been killed in the conflict. about 100,000 american troops remain in afghanistan. nearly 1800 have died. >> i think the way this conflict turns out is going to be looked at for years to come as a defining moment. >> the biggest success for u.s. forces came in may when navy seals killed osama
went to war in afghanistan. and in downtown san francisco today, protesters marked an anniversary with anger. they flooded the streets outside the new federal building calling for an end to all u.s. involvement in the middle east. demonstrators were also protesting the cost of the war. they say that money is needed here at home for education. >> marchers also took to the streets in afghanistan where they were in passion, protests calling for the u.s. to get out. but tina is saying others...
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compound in afghanistan has left a dozen people dead. the attack was apparently sparked by a burning here in the u.s. >> the protest started peacefully at the united nations compound, then the crowd turned. they ignored warning shots from police and stormed the complex killing four guards, toppling a fire and attacking the un workers inside. >> this was an outrageous and cowardly attack against the staff. >> reporter: thousands of afghans marched across the country. last fall, jones vowed he had given plans to burn the -- but they held what they called a trial of i see lam. they burned it in a barbecue pit near and altar and posted the video on the internet. jones told cbs news we personally do not feel any responsibility for the carnage in afghanistan then repeatedly islam. >>> checking some bay area headlines now. it is the end of an era for muni riders. the fast pass which they have carried for nearly 40 years has expired. the children -- clipper card has replaced it. it cost $11 in the '70s for a month of ride. >>> the city of sun se
compound in afghanistan has left a dozen people dead. the attack was apparently sparked by a burning here in the u.s. >> the protest started peacefully at the united nations compound, then the crowd turned. they ignored warning shots from police and stormed the complex killing four guards, toppling a fire and attacking the un workers inside. >> this was an outrageous and cowardly attack against the staff. >> reporter: thousands of afghans marched across the country. last fall,...
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plan to bring american soldiers home from afghanistan. and how afghans in the bay area are taking it. an in your face anti-abortion ad that seems to target one group. where they are popping up, and who is putting them up. common ground. the groups often at odds that have come together over circumcision. and more food than you can shake a stick at. or at least more food you can put on that stick. what's cooking at the alameda county fair. good evening. dana king has the night off. i'm elizabeth cook. and i'm ken bastida. about a third of the 100,000 u-s troops in afghanistan right now, will soon be coming home.. that declaration from the president tonight, as he announced the beginning of the effort to wind down don knapp shows us [ no audio ] [ no audio ] >> end of the war in afghanistan ordered the withdrawal of 30,000 troops by the ends of next summer. 10,000 of them by the ends of this year. the drawdown equals the 30,000 troops be ordered to afghanistan for the surge of 2009. >> when i announced the surge at west point we refocused ob
plan to bring american soldiers home from afghanistan. and how afghans in the bay area are taking it. an in your face anti-abortion ad that seems to target one group. where they are popping up, and who is putting them up. common ground. the groups often at odds that have come together over circumcision. and more food than you can shake a stick at. or at least more food you can put on that stick. what's cooking at the alameda county fair. good evening. dana king has the night off. i'm elizabeth...
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. >>> you hear the words and you know they relate to one thing, the war in afghanistan. they are not the same and they are not interchangeable. david mezzerra in mallerio, what's the difference between al qaeda and the tall ban. it's tonight's big question. >>> their names is synonymous with terror, but there are many differences between al qaeda and the taliban. >> al qaeda is the network of underground terror cells led by aosama bin laden, mostly arabs by the arabian peninsula. for a time found sanctuary in afghanistan when the taliban ruled the country. >>> steven buris chairer of afghan studies. >> there's now a pakistani taliban as well that grew up from refugee camps in afghanistan, where afghans lived. >> both groups have a strong islamic orientation although neither is considered mainstream. >> cultish interpretation of islam for sure. >> another, the taliban has not attack the united states outside of afghanistan or the border regions in pakistan. focusing more on tribal issues. >> al qaeda is kind of murder incorporated. they are the folks that really have fana
. >>> you hear the words and you know they relate to one thing, the war in afghanistan. they are not the same and they are not interchangeable. david mezzerra in mallerio, what's the difference between al qaeda and the tall ban. it's tonight's big question. >>> their names is synonymous with terror, but there are many differences between al qaeda and the taliban. >> al qaeda is the network of underground terror cells led by aosama bin laden, mostly arabs by the arabian...
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what the job is in afghanistan. >> we have been in for ten years, the afghan troops are picking up. and two months before voters in iowa and minnesota cast their ballots. >> let's talk weather now. a little sunshine today, but something tills me it isn't hanging around lodge. >> if you were north, that is where the rain will begin. first, tomorrow. mile while, number st is the 40s, not as cold as it has been. your forecast, we'll put it out there. rain does develop. the heaviest rain will be between wednesday night and thursday morning. a full inch are expected. interesting doing, this computer model is changing hour by hour. it places light precipitation in the north bay. gradually sag by the evening commute across the peninsula, but that's the moderate to heavy downpour. intense rain that will slice through the bay area and here you have wake up hour for thanksgiving. everyone is wet. we dry out, a hiss and miss shower. same holds true on friday. so the showers do tipper off early on thanksgiving in the 50s or low á6 0s. there's a good possibility of snow on thanksgiving. your te
what the job is in afghanistan. >> we have been in for ten years, the afghan troops are picking up. and two months before voters in iowa and minnesota cast their ballots. >> let's talk weather now. a little sunshine today, but something tills me it isn't hanging around lodge. >> if you were north, that is where the rain will begin. first, tomorrow. mile while, number st is the 40s, not as cold as it has been. your forecast, we'll put it out there. rain does develop. the...
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afghanistan. 21 year old specia >>> a soldier from napa county has been killed in afghanistan. 21-year-old specialist of american canyon was on patrol monday when he was wounded in a roadside bombing. he died a short time later. this was his first deployment to the war zone. >>> protecting young athletes from brain injuries is getting some high-tech help. a new helmet for baseball players give kids a protective edge. elizabeth cook has the cutting edge gear that is transforming the game. >> the crack of the bat can be caused for celebration. for a picture, it can be terrifying. >> come off the bat 110, 120 miles an hour easily. so yeah, there's not really a whole lot of reaction time, you knee, with regard to throwing a ball and being able to defend yourself. >> we'll try to get more on that story in just a moment. also in the news tonight, more than two dozen uc santa cruz students may have gotten sick from noro virus. 26 studented reported getting the stomach flu during the first week of classes. 22 of them live in adjacent dorms, which share a dining hall. the university's health servic
afghanistan. 21 year old specia >>> a soldier from napa county has been killed in afghanistan. 21-year-old specialist of american canyon was on patrol monday when he was wounded in a roadside bombing. he died a short time later. this was his first deployment to the war zone. >>> protecting young athletes from brain injuries is getting some high-tech help. a new helmet for baseball players give kids a protective edge. elizabeth cook has the cutting edge gear that is...
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brisht aid worker was accidentally killed by then in a rescue mission gone wrong in afghanistan. every mission balances on a raiser's edge between success and failure. seal team six goes into every one of them the same. >> stone professionalism. controlling your emotions. the difference from being afraid and being a warrior is controlling that fear and using it as a tool and accomplishing the mission. >> the 40 minutes those seals spent on the ground at bin laden's compound were 30 years in the making. david martin cbs news the pentagon. >>> well she's a hero with credentials, but she can't get a place to live. >> i'm not willing to give her up. they won't let me rent with her, then i'm not moving, period. >> why the dog named canine of the year is being forced to live away from the family she risked her life to save. ♪ ♪ free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a step forward. chase customers can avoid atm fees with over 16,000 nationwide. take a step forward and chase what matters. from a fire. even though ven though the dog >>> a hayward father credits the famil
brisht aid worker was accidentally killed by then in a rescue mission gone wrong in afghanistan. every mission balances on a raiser's edge between success and failure. seal team six goes into every one of them the same. >> stone professionalism. controlling your emotions. the difference from being afraid and being a warrior is controlling that fear and using it as a tool and accomplishing the mission. >> the 40 minutes those seals spent on the ground at bin laden's compound were 30...
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what happened in afghanistan today that has never happened before? >> i'm meteorologist, the cbs 5 weather center. hope you're enjoying your thanksgiving. still have some clouds up there. even a chance of showers. we'll have that in the forecast coming up. turkey. but, if you look >>> today, of course, is dedicated to the turkey. but if you looked away from the dinner table and out the window, you would probably find a board. ken introduces us to a san francisco man now leading in a flock of bay area bird watchers. >> what we call a red mustache stripe. that's how we know it's a male. an adult male. >> it could be a northern flicker of the red shafted race, or a simple scrub jay eating a peanut. if it flies in san francisco, chances are pretty good that dominik has seen it. >> you have to be a little bit obsessed. a little bit out of your mind in a way. there's a humming bird up there. >> how did you see that? that was so small. >> i heard it. i didn't see it. >> you heard his wings? >> no, he's making a noise. a little sound, but now you see it. >>
what happened in afghanistan today that has never happened before? >> i'm meteorologist, the cbs 5 weather center. hope you're enjoying your thanksgiving. still have some clouds up there. even a chance of showers. we'll have that in the forecast coming up. turkey. but, if you look >>> today, of course, is dedicated to the turkey. but if you looked away from the dinner table and out the window, you would probably find a board. ken introduces us to a san francisco man now leading...
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. >>> tonight, the remains of the east bay marine killed in afghanistan are back in his hometown. thousands of people lined the streets in danville this afternoon to pay their respects to lance corporal joshua coralle. his body was flown to california on board a military plane that landed at travis air force base. friends and family then waited in the cold alongside total strangers to honor the soldier. >> it's one of those kids that, you know, you hate to see leave, but at the same time he's one of those kids that makes us all want to be a little bit better. >> we want to honor him and thank him. you know for being there. he gave the ultimate price, the ultimate price for our freedom. >> he died on november 18 during combat. his funeral is set for wednesday at 12:30 at the east bay fellowship church. it is open to the public. >>> the remains of a san jose soldier killed in afghanistan will be returned home this week. the 21-year-old specialist sean michael walsh died on november 17 from what the army called indirect fire. walsh's body will arrive wednesday in sunnyvale. his funer
. >>> tonight, the remains of the east bay marine killed in afghanistan are back in his hometown. thousands of people lined the streets in danville this afternoon to pay their respects to lance corporal joshua coralle. his body was flown to california on board a military plane that landed at travis air force base. friends and family then waited in the cold alongside total strangers to honor the soldier. >> it's one of those kids that, you know, you hate to see leave, but at the...
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. >>> two suicide bombings in afghanistan killed dozens of people and injured more than 180. the most deadly happened outside a shrine during religious ceremonies on a holy day. 56 people were killed. 160 others wounded. avenue afghanistan has a history of violence, but attacks on religious days are pretty rare. the taliban has denied any responsibility. >>> just 8,000 u.s. troops remain in iraq at five different bases. that is down from about 170,000 spread out over 500 bases at the height of the war. all will be out by the end of the month. jim axlerod found some of them and their work isn't quite over. >> at this army base 60 miles south of baghdad. these soldiers are making their final check. lieutenant justin will command 100 soldiers and 20 vehicles when they pull out. in 2003, lucas was among the first soldiers into iraq. now, they'll be among the last to leave. and is trying to keep things business as usual for his unit. >> i think they are all excited to be getting out of here. they are all still very focused. they understand there is a reel threat. >> soldiers are p
. >>> two suicide bombings in afghanistan killed dozens of people and injured more than 180. the most deadly happened outside a shrine during religious ceremonies on a holy day. 56 people were killed. 160 others wounded. avenue afghanistan has a history of violence, but attacks on religious days are pretty rare. the taliban has denied any responsibility. >>> just 8,000 u.s. troops remain in iraq at five different bases. that is down from about 170,000 spread out over 500 bases...
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he is saying the president of afghanistan just doesn't get what this war is all about. david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. >> we will be carrying the president's address to the nation live on our sister station cbs5. coverage will begin tomorrow afternoon at 5:00 p.m. >>> a former pivotol member of the president's administration says he wants to take his old bosses job. >> today i am a candidate for the office of president of the united states of america. >> in new york john huntsman officially announced he is running for the republican nomination. most recently the former utah governor said today he respects the president but disagrees with him on certain issues. huntsman joins a growing list of republicans who have officially announced they are running for 2012. though the list could even get longer. there are several big names including sarah palin and texas governor rick perry who have not decided yet whether they will seek the white house. >> shop locally. that's new debit card linked to a san francisco neighborhood that gives new meaning to that message. tonight
he is saying the president of afghanistan just doesn't get what this war is all about. david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. >> we will be carrying the president's address to the nation live on our sister station cbs5. coverage will begin tomorrow afternoon at 5:00 p.m. >>> a former pivotol member of the president's administration says he wants to take his old bosses job. >> today i am a candidate for the office of president of the united states of america. >> in new...
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. >> kim has been colonel dave was supposed to go to iraq, but got deployed to afghanistan. so she had mixed feelings when she and her daughters heard american soldiers in iraq would be home soon. >> i kind of felt like they are so lucky, you know, because i would love to have ben in that place. >> but at least her husband need not return to iraq. as commander of a combat stress unit, he stays in a relatively safe medical clinic area in afghanistan. in contrast, his last iraqi deployment in 2004 landed him in a dangerous combat zone. >> knowing that he won't have to go over there again is definitely a relief. i think that it is important for closure. >> once her husband does return, his job will be saved for him because he is an active duty reservist. but many troops returning from iraq will be looking for jobs in a struggling economy. >> they need something to do to help with the depression and the transition and being isolated is not what the soldier needs. >> takes a community to welcome home the warrior. >> joseph was founder and president of the san francisco based comi
. >> kim has been colonel dave was supposed to go to iraq, but got deployed to afghanistan. so she had mixed feelings when she and her daughters heard american soldiers in iraq would be home soon. >> i kind of felt like they are so lucky, you know, because i would love to have ben in that place. >> but at least her husband need not return to iraq. as commander of a combat stress unit, he stays in a relatively safe medical clinic area in afghanistan. in contrast, his last iraqi...
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. >>> tonight the pentagon is confirming that a soldier from albany was killed in action in afghanistan during his third deployment overseas. specialist kevin hillimand died saturday after insurgents attacked his unit. the 28-year-old received several metals including the bronze star and a purple heart. he joined the army eight years ago. he was based in hawaii. >> at least 13 people have been killed in a standoff between militants and police in afghanistan's capital. police say the dead include six suicide bombers who attacked the intercontinental hotel which is frequented by afghan officials and foreigners. that lasted more than four hours. it ended when helicopters from the nato led force killed the last three insurgents. taliban is claiming responsibility for that attack. >> brian stowe's family does not believe the dodger's fan video taped arguing with stowe is responsible for beating him into a coma. yesterday tmz released this video of the confrontation between the two men during the march 31 opener. the woman who shot that video on her cell phone told stowe's cousin that brian w
. >>> tonight the pentagon is confirming that a soldier from albany was killed in action in afghanistan during his third deployment overseas. specialist kevin hillimand died saturday after insurgents attacked his unit. the 28-year-old received several metals including the bronze star and a purple heart. he joined the army eight years ago. he was based in hawaii. >> at least 13 people have been killed in a standoff between militants and police in afghanistan's capital. police say...
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afghanistan. 22 were navy >>> communities across the nation are mourning the loss of 30 u.s. troops killed over the weekend in afghanistan. 22 were navy seals, and two were from the bay area. 36-year-old kevin houston has relatives in san jose. 29-year-old derrick benson is a native of napa county. benson enlisted in the navy after graduating high school, and long before he became a seal, he was taught how to swim by his grandmother. >> and i threw him in, and he spitted and sputtered around and came out. he just looked at me, didn't say anything and i said you're going to learn to swim. >> the bodies of the 30 fallen soldiers are expected to arrive at dover airforce base tomorrow. benson's family will bury him in san diego where he became a seal. >>> check in with roberta right now and see how your weather is shaping up. >> in many of our inland areas, we have the clear skies. we're able to capture the 79% waxing gibbous moon on its way to becoming a full moon on august 13th. today, we did have the clear skies, many all the way up to 86 degrees in livermore. mid-70s in san j
afghanistan. 22 were navy >>> communities across the nation are mourning the loss of 30 u.s. troops killed over the weekend in afghanistan. 22 were navy seals, and two were from the bay area. 36-year-old kevin houston has relatives in san jose. 29-year-old derrick benson is a native of napa county. benson enlisted in the navy after graduating high school, and long before he became a seal, he was taught how to swim by his grandmother. >> and i threw him in, and he spitted and...
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we should get out of afghanistan, get out of iraq, stay home, take care of the schools. >> we did find a few who had heard the speech on raid joe. >> i think he's doing a good job, he's trying to assure people that we have a limited involvement. >> ive saw myself rolling my eyes a little bit, but, yeah, for the reasons they were talking about invading libya. >> reporter: it was not a scientific sample, but it was surprising that so few people had watched the speech. perhaps there was another explanation. perhaps it was the other. >> when he does his state of the union speech, it's timed to accommodate people's work schedules. >> one person who did watch it was joe. >> he laid out the time table for all the decisions that were made and the logic behind them. the one thing that he didn't do tonight, in fairness, is layout a clear and convincing argument for what our specific strategic interest in libya outside of humanitarian interest is. they could not h >>> tonight, anti-qadaffi fighters are threat fling the leader's hometown. they could not have held their ground without international
we should get out of afghanistan, get out of iraq, stay home, take care of the schools. >> we did find a few who had heard the speech on raid joe. >> i think he's doing a good job, he's trying to assure people that we have a limited involvement. >> ive saw myself rolling my eyes a little bit, but, yeah, for the reasons they were talking about invading libya. >> reporter: it was not a scientific sample, but it was surprising that so few people had watched the speech....
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. >> he was in the cia in afghanistan. he says it could be used for military surveillance. >> it could be out ahead in the battle field and take pictures and same not be of a size where a missile could bring it down. >> reporter: the makers say this is a new frontier in unmanned aircraft. it could be used one day to save civilians. >> we could even vision search and rescue operations. if somebody is trying to get to somebody trapped, in a cave or even in a building. this is the kind of solution that could be used to get into very small openings and get into places that people can't get and help save lives. >> reporter: the department of defense spent about $4 million to have that little bird developed. the military is using a larger version. this is 28 inches in comparison to the hummingbird which is much smaller. it's about the size of this pen. so pretty amazing stuff if -- that they could get all of that in there. >> i thought the little helicopter at the toy store was pretty cool. >> all right. >> thank you. >>> well,
. >> he was in the cia in afghanistan. he says it could be used for military surveillance. >> it could be out ahead in the battle field and take pictures and same not be of a size where a missile could bring it down. >> reporter: the makers say this is a new frontier in unmanned aircraft. it could be used one day to save civilians. >> we could even vision search and rescue operations. if somebody is trying to get to somebody trapped, in a cave or even in a building. this...
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national guard specialist sean walsh was about to finish his deployment in afghanistan when his space came under heavy enemy fire. walsh's mother said her son was never afraid to tell anyone who loved him. his funeral is saturday at saratoga. >> occupy san francisco is on notice tonight, move out because the city is moving in. officials spent the day in another round of negotiations with protesters. they are trying to get the camp to move to all former school site. occupiers say they want a few more concessions from the city for us like allowing dogs at the new site. but the opera may not last much longer. >> the city wants us out by 12 tomorrow. city crews need to start work tomorrow to return the park back to the people of san francisco. >> officials say no matter what the protesters decided, there will only be one occupy us at the camp going forward and it will not be up to one at justin herman plaza. >> republican human dominic herman cain said he will have the final answer soon about whether he will be seen in the presidential race. >> i'll be making an position in the next sever
national guard specialist sean walsh was about to finish his deployment in afghanistan when his space came under heavy enemy fire. walsh's mother said her son was never afraid to tell anyone who loved him. his funeral is saturday at saratoga. >> occupy san francisco is on notice tonight, move out because the city is moving in. officials spent the day in another round of negotiations with protesters. they are trying to get the camp to move to all former school site. occupiers say they want...
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. ,, capitol of kabul today, afghan and u-s forces fought back >>> in the afghanistan capital of cobble today, afghan and u.s. forces fought back insurgents, but launched attacks on several key buildings. insurgents fired grenades and automatic weapons at the u.s. embassy, nato headquarters and other buildings. seven afghans died and 15 were wounded. no embassy nor nato staff members were hurt. >>> two americans imprisoned in iran could soon be released. >> shane bower and josh fatal have been held for two years on espionage charges. iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad said bower and fatal will be freed in a couple of days. sarah who was arrested with them in 2009 was released earlier on humanitarian grounds because she was ill. her bail was also a half million dollars. >>> thousands of women in california prisons are getting a lucky break. mothers who were convicted of nonserious, nonsexual crimes and have two years or less remaining on their sentences could start going home in a few months. an estimated 45% of the 10,000 women imprisoned would be released under an alternative custod
. ,, capitol of kabul today, afghan and u-s forces fought back >>> in the afghanistan capital of cobble today, afghan and u.s. forces fought back insurgents, but launched attacks on several key buildings. insurgents fired grenades and automatic weapons at the u.s. embassy, nato headquarters and other buildings. seven afghans died and 15 were wounded. no embassy nor nato staff members were hurt. >>> two americans imprisoned in iran could soon be released. >> shane bower...
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they started their protest thursday to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the war in afghanistan. >> jobs, and tomorrow the president's half a trillion jobs package gets its first test on capitol hill. san jose city leaders join silicon valley congressman to urge lawmakers to support the plan. spending on infrastructure, ease business taxes and liberalize immigration laws. ease business taxes and liberalize immigration laws. >>> the sluggish economy got a shot in the arm with a surge on wall street. the dow gained 330 points today. investors were encouraged by news that germany and france reached an agreement to end europe's debt crisis. >> for the fourth time in five days, law enforcement officers in the south bay reached for their guns and opened fire. and tonight, this assessment from the police. it's happening because they are stretched too thin. just after 6:00 this morning, san jose police responded to reports of an armed man. officers say the suspect made some sort of threatening jees isture so they had to shoot him. that man unidentified died on the spot. >> we're going ou
they started their protest thursday to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the war in afghanistan. >> jobs, and tomorrow the president's half a trillion jobs package gets its first test on capitol hill. san jose city leaders join silicon valley congressman to urge lawmakers to support the plan. spending on infrastructure, ease business taxes and liberalize immigration laws. ease business taxes and liberalize immigration laws. >>> the sluggish economy got a shot in the arm with...
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. >>> a marine has been killed in combat in afghanistan. the 43-year-old leaves behind a wife and three children. meanwhile, the military is testing new technology to save the lives of soldiers on the battlefield. we have a story you will only see on cbs 5. . [nat snd] imagine this >>> mission activated. mission activated. >> reporter: you're looking at the full of battlefield -- future of battlefield medicine. imagine this robot four wheeling its way to a wounded soldier. >> treating patient number 4. >> now treat about that same robot assisting or in some cases even replacing human medics on the ground. >> it saves lives, i hope, because it saves times. >> reporter: there's a team of racegoers conducting some field experiments. from a small tactical headquarters, they simulate battlefield conditions. robots deployed with the soldiers either on the ground or a small helicopters hovering above are sent to find and help the wounded. thanks to advances in gps, they know which soldiers are the most wounded, where they are and how to get there.
. >>> a marine has been killed in combat in afghanistan. the 43-year-old leaves behind a wife and three children. meanwhile, the military is testing new technology to save the lives of soldiers on the battlefield. we have a story you will only see on cbs 5. . [nat snd] imagine this >>> mission activated. mission activated. >> reporter: you're looking at the full of battlefield -- future of battlefield medicine. imagine this robot four wheeling its way to a wounded...
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today encompasses countries once on the other side of the iron curtain and operates as far away as afghanistan. where gates said, nato is not carrying its weight. some countries put restrictions on what kind of operations they will perform and decide for themselves when they will leave. >> we cannot afford to have some troop contributing nations pull out their forces on their own time line that underminds the mission. >> all of gates complaints had been heard before. but coming so bluntly from someone in his stature, it amounts to saying the emperor has no clothes. >> the real possibility for a dim, if not dismal future for the transatlantic alliance. >> with just three weeks left as secretary of defense, robert gates is at last free to speak his mind. david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. >> well tonight there are contradicting their claim. initially said they were not certified to rescue him. they blame lack of training funds. well turns out they did have the money. they just never used it. kristen on the uncapped resources. >> delores buried her stepson, raymond zach just yesterday, ten day
today encompasses countries once on the other side of the iron curtain and operates as far away as afghanistan. where gates said, nato is not carrying its weight. some countries put restrictions on what kind of operations they will perform and decide for themselves when they will leave. >> we cannot afford to have some troop contributing nations pull out their forces on their own time line that underminds the mission. >> all of gates complaints had been heard before. but coming so...
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central command which runs the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >> how long were they in? >> probably a matter of months. >> they were in a matter of months undetected? >> yes. >> that must have been a wake up call. >> that was a wake up call. >> and it led us to the creation of it. >> right now only countries like china and russia have the capability to launch a cyber attack that could take down this country's power grid or banking system. >>> a hunger struck at california prisons is entering its third week. a vigil was held at pelican bay state prison. prisoners stopped eating july 1st protesting what they call deplorable conditions and say they plan to make a statement with their deaths. >> they are reaching past death to give meaning to their lives through the way they choose to die as opposed to having it be forced on them by the torture of the prison system. >> prison officials say they are concerned but they say nurses are ready to provide medical care to those who want it. >>> new study out there suggests being in prison cuts the risk of death in half for black men
central command which runs the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >> how long were they in? >> probably a matter of months. >> they were in a matter of months undetected? >> yes. >> that must have been a wake up call. >> that was a wake up call. >> and it led us to the creation of it. >> right now only countries like china and russia have the capability to launch a cyber attack that could take down this country's power grid or banking system....
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politically charged measures including 1.1 trillion in savings from winding down the wars in iraq and afghanistan. and 5, 50,580,000,000,000 in mandatory spending cuts. but president obama is threatening to veto any plan sent to his desk that does not pear cuts to medicare and medicaid without taxes to the wealthiest americans. >>> the end of don't ask/don't tell has arrived. the ban on serving openly in the military for gays ends at midnight tonight. more than 920% of the military has been trained in this new law. >>> he said he was arrogant and that he messed up. >> but the ceo of netflix is not rolling back the price hike. instead, customers will see major changes to the service. >>> i would have to do something with angelina. >> brad pitt fever hits the east bay. tonight's red carpet premier, where the big movie star is on the a. >>> temperatures running well above average today, mid-to upper 90s, clearly sunny and warm the story today but cooler changes are on the way. that's all in the forecast coming up. er again. >>> millions of americans have tattoos but many, like this bay area musician
politically charged measures including 1.1 trillion in savings from winding down the wars in iraq and afghanistan. and 5, 50,580,000,000,000 in mandatory spending cuts. but president obama is threatening to veto any plan sent to his desk that does not pear cuts to medicare and medicaid without taxes to the wealthiest americans. >>> the end of don't ask/don't tell has arrived. the ban on serving openly in the military for gays ends at midnight tonight. more than 920% of the military has...
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forces in afghanistan. today the president's counter terrorism chief also seemed to point a finger at pakistan. >> it's inconceivable that bin bin laden didn't have a support system in the country that allowed him to remain there for an extended period of time. >> that was more blunt than hillary clinton whoss carefully worded statement seemed mindful of the fact that the u.s. still needs pakistan's help in the war on terror. >> our partnership, including or close cooperation with pakistan, have helped put unprecedented pressure on al-qaida and their leadership. >> that talk of continued cooperation hints at what one top counter terrorism official told me, that they're closely watching pakistan to see who they're going to cuff up. they have their eye on number two in al-qaida and other significant leader. >> nowhere in the u.s. are there stronger feelings than in the city where he orchestrated the murder of thousands of people. >> this is a horrible man that killed so many innocent people that very few peop
forces in afghanistan. today the president's counter terrorism chief also seemed to point a finger at pakistan. >> it's inconceivable that bin bin laden didn't have a support system in the country that allowed him to remain there for an extended period of time. >> that was more blunt than hillary clinton whoss carefully worded statement seemed mindful of the fact that the u.s. still needs pakistan's help in the war on terror. >> our partnership, including or close cooperation...
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. >>> a soldier whose name means victorious died in afghanistan. 36-year-old army sergeant the fourth was killed tuesday in a fire fight. he joined the marines straight out of high school in campbell and later joined the army and served 16 years in the military. friends say he was due home in a few months. he leaves behind a whiff and two sons. >> after decades of trouble and intense international pressure. an underdog region will achieve something few movements ever achieve. independence. and in san jose tonight, those known as the lost boys in the 1980s who escaped the atrocities of civil war in sudan have reason to celebrate. don knapp on independence day for the world's newest country. >> dancers here in san jose celebrate a historic day. the creation of a new nation of south sudan. it is essentially a line in the desert sand that promises peace and an end to the civil wars that killed 2 1/2 million. >> i love many of my family members. >> wars that led to the lost boys of sedan who fled to avoid -- by marching thousands of miles to other countries. gabriel was just six at the tim
. >>> a soldier whose name means victorious died in afghanistan. 36-year-old army sergeant the fourth was killed tuesday in a fire fight. he joined the marines straight out of high school in campbell and later joined the army and served 16 years in the military. friends say he was due home in a few months. he leaves behind a whiff and two sons. >> after decades of trouble and intense international pressure. an underdog region will achieve something few movements ever achieve....
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. >>> an army national guard member has been killed in afghanistan. specialist, shawn walsh of san jose died wednesday from what the department of defense called indirect fire. a friend posted this tribute to him on youtube. fellow soldiers say walsh was on patrol when he was hit. specialist walsh was 21 years old. >> students protesting tuition hikes at cal and uc davis today were met with pepper spray and tear gas. the students were the last of a group refusing to leave an encampment on the uc davis campus. ten people were arrested as a crowd of nearly 2,000 shouted at the police to back down. a uc davis spokesperson says only that they gave the campers ample warning to take down all tents and leave. >>> tomorrow oakland occupiers plan to open a new camp. some neighbors say they aren't welcome. >> tomorrow, november 19. >> we live here. this is not an appropriate place to have this happen. this is a public space. >> protesters evicted from frank ogawa plaza says they will resettle five blocks north in an empty lot next to the fox theater. people nea
. >>> an army national guard member has been killed in afghanistan. specialist, shawn walsh of san jose died wednesday from what the department of defense called indirect fire. a friend posted this tribute to him on youtube. fellow soldiers say walsh was on patrol when he was hit. specialist walsh was 21 years old. >> students protesting tuition hikes at cal and uc davis today were met with pepper spray and tear gas. the students were the last of a group refusing to leave an...
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it happened three years ago almost to the day on a raid in afghanistan. as he stormed into a courtyard, he was hit by a bullet which went through both legs. he and two other rangers took cover behind a chicken coop. a grenade knocked all three to the ground. a second one would have killed or injured them. but he threw it back. just after he released it, it detonated blowing away his right hand. he applied his own tunicate. he did not want to be interviewed. so we will let a medal of honor recipient from vietnam speak for him. >> i doubt there is one medal of honor recipient that would say he was doing anything other than his job. at the time didn't say "this is dangerous was just doing what was required. >> for con -- bravery above and beyond the call of duty. >>> pictures few have seen before making their television debut tonight. new images of the blond bombshell and why they are being released now. >>> a bigger, wetter and windier storm is heading this way and will make a dent on your weekend. but first we got to get through your thursday with the pinp
it happened three years ago almost to the day on a raid in afghanistan. as he stormed into a courtyard, he was hit by a bullet which went through both legs. he and two other rangers took cover behind a chicken coop. a grenade knocked all three to the ground. a second one would have killed or injured them. but he threw it back. just after he released it, it detonated blowing away his right hand. he applied his own tunicate. he did not want to be interviewed. so we will let a medal of honor...
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he received a purple heart last year after being injured in a suicide bomb attack in afghanistan. >>> in texas, police say that the man who shot six family members before killing himself was dressed up as santa claus. officers responded to an apartment in the dallas suburb of grapevine yesterday after they received a 911 call and no one was on the line. two handguns were found near the bodies of four women and three men. police believe that the gunman opened fire while the relatives were opening presents. >>> at a news conference scheduled for tomorrow on the christmas morning fire that killed three children and their grandparents in connecticut. they broke out before dawn in the stanford home. she and a friend escaped, but her parents and three young daughters died. the multi-story home was being renovated. it was leveled today, which means investigators most likely know how that fire started. >>> giving money to charity in the holiday spirit, but it's not theirs to give. how the robin hood hack may end up costing the charities singled out to benefit. >>> it seems like a lot of us ar
he received a purple heart last year after being injured in a suicide bomb attack in afghanistan. >>> in texas, police say that the man who shot six family members before killing himself was dressed up as santa claus. officers responded to an apartment in the dallas suburb of grapevine yesterday after they received a 911 call and no one was on the line. two handguns were found near the bodies of four women and three men. police believe that the gunman opened fire while the relatives...
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soldier has been killed in afghanistan. while those things were ., his friends and family are sharing much more about his young life. tonight kit has the story. >> reporter: for william, the past 24 hours have been heartbreaking. >> we have a really nice, respectful person. he's truly going to be missed. 30 minutes has passed, i'm going to start crying again. >> naria, a family friend shared this photo of william. when they last spoke, he asked for rap music, specifically dr. dre and tupac. it happened in sunar province. there were no other deaths and the incident is under investigation. >> he was a very nice boy. very nice. very quiet. >> neighbor nellie knew william since his family immigrated from nicaragua. he wasn't married and had none of his own. >> he gave his life for us, you know. >> william wouldn't tell his mom he was coming home, just so he could see her phis when he opened the door. in daily city, cbs 5. >>> a man who pulled three women from a burning home was honored tonight in pittsburgh. a 90-year-old woman
soldier has been killed in afghanistan. while those things were ., his friends and family are sharing much more about his young life. tonight kit has the story. >> reporter: for william, the past 24 hours have been heartbreaking. >> we have a really nice, respectful person. he's truly going to be missed. 30 minutes has passed, i'm going to start crying again. >> naria, a family friend shared this photo of william. when they last spoke, he asked for rap music, specifically dr....
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. >> stand about an hour ada, i can move my toes, afghanistan will, knees, hips, all on command. i started regaining abdominal strength and can do situps now again. >> reporter: he has also made other meaningful progress regaining bladder and other function. he is still wheelchair bound and they cannot say whether he will walk again but he remembers the first time he stood up. >> it's that moment there that continued to give me the hope for tomorrow and the future for this project and helping out millions of other people in my same situation. >> this is only the first patient to get this therapy so it's nowhere near ready for widespread use but it does offer a truly exciting approach to treating a devastating problem. dr. john la took. cbs news new york. >>> police are staying fairly quiet about what happened just before officers shot and killed two suspects. police responded to a tip last night saying a violent crime was about to happen on curran avenue. when they got there they found three men in a car, the men were armed and confronted the officers who then opened fire. two me
. >> stand about an hour ada, i can move my toes, afghanistan will, knees, hips, all on command. i started regaining abdominal strength and can do situps now again. >> reporter: he has also made other meaningful progress regaining bladder and other function. he is still wheelchair bound and they cannot say whether he will walk again but he remembers the first time he stood up. >> it's that moment there that continued to give me the hope for tomorrow and the future for this...
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he joined militant groups in egypt and eventually fled to afghanistan where he met bin laden and began planning attacks on the u.s.a. cole and u.s. embassies in kenya. >>> no radiation required and a way to look inside a person's body. dr. kim mulvihill will show us that mice are lighting the way. >> reporter: in a lab tucked into a basement in a science building shedding light on a problem. >> i didn't know it would look like that. >> reporter: what did the grad student and her team do? using a laser light and infrared camera and small particles they developed a way to look deeply and with greater clarity into the workings of a living, breathing body. in this case a mouse. first the mouse was sedated then seen from above the mouse was injected with tiny particles called nano tubes. if you shine a line on the mouse the nano tube circulating inside begin to glow. as they continue to circulate they grow more and more brightly provide ag clear, crisp image of the animal's internal organs. >> you have the lungs then a glowing signal from all over the mouse. they go to different organs and
he joined militant groups in egypt and eventually fled to afghanistan where he met bin laden and began planning attacks on the u.s.a. cole and u.s. embassies in kenya. >>> no radiation required and a way to look inside a person's body. dr. kim mulvihill will show us that mice are lighting the way. >> reporter: in a lab tucked into a basement in a science building shedding light on a problem. >> i didn't know it would look like that. >> reporter: what did the grad...
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and, remote-controlled spy plane crash in iran rather than returning to its home base in afghanistan as it was programmed to do. us officials say the speed sensor may have functioned. sources say it's also possible that the secret aircraft may have lost that satellite control links. those failures have happened before, causing the crashes of the small number of cia and military drums. officials will not reveal how many have crashed the have revealed how many were recovered. in showing off its propaganda price on television, iran bragged of an intelligence coup and they plan to study the system. while the iranians may be able to duplicate the stove contours, the plane itself cannot surrender any secret data. >> sources say the drug was on the computer to send back realtime video to its home base and had not recorded any images, so the iranians have no way of knowing where it has been or what targeted was striking. >> the 40 niners cut the number of their receiving corps. and well seth curry missed any time after injuring his ankle? >>> sometimes the best laid plans of coaches just don
and, remote-controlled spy plane crash in iran rather than returning to its home base in afghanistan as it was programmed to do. us officials say the speed sensor may have functioned. sources say it's also possible that the secret aircraft may have lost that satellite control links. those failures have happened before, causing the crashes of the small number of cia and military drums. officials will not reveal how many have crashed the have revealed how many were recovered. in showing off its...
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day in delaware as the bodies of 30 military servicemen who were killed in the helicopter attack in afghanistan will return to u.s. soil. president obama paid his respects to the fallen at dover air force base earlier today. the bodies still need to be identified by military doctors. but the pain of america's loss is already evident. brian bill was among the navy seals killed in the attack. >> we are heartbroken. they are the best of the best and we can never thank them enough for the sacrifice they have made. >> among the dead is a native of napa county, 29-year-old derek benson. benson's grandparents told cbs 5 yesterday that derek will be layed to rest in san diego at the base where he became a navy seal. >>> whole gihad foods. now a leaked e-mailing the campaign changed the conversation. kit shows us it led to accusations that foot was caving into pressure from someone on the right. >> it's ramadam and for muslims, it's a time for fasting and prayer during the day and feasting at night. but for whole fused, it is time for damage control. a week ago, they made history by launching an online
day in delaware as the bodies of 30 military servicemen who were killed in the helicopter attack in afghanistan will return to u.s. soil. president obama paid his respects to the fallen at dover air force base earlier today. the bodies still need to be identified by military doctors. but the pain of america's loss is already evident. brian bill was among the navy seals killed in the attack. >> we are heartbroken. they are the best of the best and we can never thank them enough for the...
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. >>> a marine has been killed in afghanistan. staff sergeant steven dunning died in the province. the details of his death have not been released. and he was 31 years old. >>> san jose police will be out in force tomorrow for the funeral of another slain hells angel member. if all goes according to plan, he will be peacefully out here at the oak hill memorial park. they were killed about two weeks ago at the funeral of another hells angel member. now, police, they are still searching for his alleged killer and also a member of the biker group. and san jose police departments are saying that they aren't expecting any problems. >> they are responsible for running the event, speaking to the high level of the hells angel and very respectful of each other. >> and some will also be stationed inside to ensure everything remains peaceful. >>> you might expect violence between gangs or gang members. but tonight, we know what's behind a lot of gang wars. coffee. a starbucks in santa cruz is apparently brewing espresso and bad blood. >> reporter: all the biker bloodshed could be traced to th
. >>> a marine has been killed in afghanistan. staff sergeant steven dunning died in the province. the details of his death have not been released. and he was 31 years old. >>> san jose police will be out in force tomorrow for the funeral of another slain hells angel member. if all goes according to plan, he will be peacefully out here at the oak hill memorial park. they were killed about two weeks ago at the funeral of another hells angel member. now, police, they are still...
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he is an objector to the war in afghanistan. police believe he acted alone. >>> passengers saw two men on a plane headed for san francisco threatening to kill the pilot and chased and beat him. linda yee on what passengers believe set those men off. >> reporter: the two brothers were in court in miami. they are accused of aggravated battery and assault on a flight crew. it happened last night when an american airlines flight was about to take off for san francisco. jonathan and lewis baez were described by fellow passengers as rough looking when they boarded. >> they were pretty jacked up on the plane. they were using heavy medication. >> reporter: according to the police report as the plane taxied jonathan baez was asleep in his seat. a flight attendant tried to wake him and tell him to buckle up. he did not respond. >> two guys appeared to be either intoxicated or on drugs or something and looked like the pilot needed to go back and take care of it. >> reporter: after more attempts to wake him baez finally woke up and the pilo
he is an objector to the war in afghanistan. police believe he acted alone. >>> passengers saw two men on a plane headed for san francisco threatening to kill the pilot and chased and beat him. linda yee on what passengers believe set those men off. >> reporter: the two brothers were in court in miami. they are accused of aggravated battery and assault on a flight crew. it happened last night when an american airlines flight was about to take off for san francisco. jonathan and...
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. >>> the family of the first pleasanton native to be killed in the iraq and afghanistan war says that he was shot while helping another wounded shoulder. 23-year-old army specialist jamieson lindskogg served as a medic. his mother said he joined the army to get training and schooling to become a physical therapist. >>> tonight nato has sole command of air operations over libya but rebels continue to lose ground. bad weather hampered coalition air strikes today. the rebels fighting for a port town were forced back. still the white house insists that moammar gadhafi's regime is crumbling and the pentagon says the u.s. should not be responsible for arming and training those rebels. >> that's not a unique capability for the united states. and as far as i'm concerned somebody else should do that. >> the pentagon also reiterated that there won't be any u.s. military boots on the ground. it will not comment on reports that the cia is working directly with the rebels. >>> japan is being urged to expand its evacuation zone around the crippled nuclear power plant. groundwater 15 yards underneat
. >>> the family of the first pleasanton native to be killed in the iraq and afghanistan war says that he was shot while helping another wounded shoulder. 23-year-old army specialist jamieson lindskogg served as a medic. his mother said he joined the army to get training and schooling to become a physical therapist. >>> tonight nato has sole command of air operations over libya but rebels continue to lose ground. bad weather hampered coalition air strikes today. the rebels...
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i've been doing afghanistan and bin laden and the greek crisis and you stay here. let's get it done. >> after that scolding speech, republicans demanded that next week's july 4th recess be cancelled. brea who help promote >>> tens of thousands of californians just got dumped. amazon is breaking up with local people who help promote the stuff that the site has for sale. why are they getting the boot? it all has to do with a new law that goes into effect at the end of the week. >> reporter: for mindy roberts one of the leading mommy bloggers, the e-mail came today. >> angry? >> confused. >> reporter: she is for now a so-called amazon a affiliate. buy products from her site, amazon ships them to you, she gets a commission. amazon cut off 25,000 a affiliates in california. >> we're dumping you. we don't agree with it and we really like you tell we don't want to dump you but we got to dump you. >> reporter: for amazon based in seattle, eliminating the a affiliates in california is part of a strategy that very done in other states that have on line taxes. therefore, ther
i've been doing afghanistan and bin laden and the greek crisis and you stay here. let's get it done. >> after that scolding speech, republicans demanded that next week's july 4th recess be cancelled. brea who help promote >>> tens of thousands of californians just got dumped. amazon is breaking up with local people who help promote the stuff that the site has for sale. why are they getting the boot? it all has to do with a new law that goes into effect at the end of the week....
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commander in afghanistan of wrongdoing. president obama dismissed general stanley mcchrystal last june after the magazine reported mcchrystal and aides made disparaging remarks. the defense department said it found no evidence that the general violated military standards, he now leads a white house commission on military families. >>> it is something american families have heard since the recession hit and now uncle sam is hearing it too. standard & poors has lowered the outlook for u.s. credit to negative. saying there is significant risk because congress cannot agree on a way to reduce the deficit. united states still has a aaa credit rating. of the 17 countries in the world with the same rating we are the only one with a negative outlook. the impact is expected to trickle down to everyone who borrows money. >>> what that means is that going forward u.s. borrowing costs are a little bit higher and that trickles down through the rest have the economy and increases the cost to everybody. >> so for example it costs the unite
commander in afghanistan of wrongdoing. president obama dismissed general stanley mcchrystal last june after the magazine reported mcchrystal and aides made disparaging remarks. the defense department said it found no evidence that the general violated military standards, he now leads a white house commission on military families. >>> it is something american families have heard since the recession hit and now uncle sam is hearing it too. standard & poors has lowered the outlook...